Gene Tenace
Fury Gene Tenace
Born: October 10, 1946
Russellton, PA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1969-1983
Draft: Round 20 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: Valley HS (Lucasville, OH)
Minor League Statistics
Gene Tenace compiled a career batting average of .241 with 201 home runs and 674 RBI in his 1555-game career with the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 16 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .158 | .200 | .237 | .437 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 38 | 128 | 105 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | .305 | .430 | .562 | .992 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 65 | 211 | 179 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 34 | .274 | .381 | .430 | .811 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 82 | 256 | 227 | 22 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | .225 | .307 | .339 | .646 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 160 | 636 | 510 | 83 | 132 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 94 | .259 | .387 | .443 | .830 | 226 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 158 | 612 | 484 | 71 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 73 | 2 | 9 | 110 | 105 | .211 | .367 | .411 | .778 | 199 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 158 | 623 | 498 | 83 | 127 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 87 | 7 | 4 | 106 | 127 | .255 | .395 | .464 | .859 | 231 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 128 | 508 | 417 | 64 | 104 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 91 | .249 | .373 | .458 | .831 | 191 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 147 | 581 | 437 | 66 | 102 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 125 | 119 | .233 | .415 | .410 | .824 | 179 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
1978 | NL | San Diego Padres | 142 | 515 | 401 | 60 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 98 | .224 | .392 | .409 | .801 | 164 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
1979 | NL | San Diego Padres | 151 | 582 | 463 | 61 | 122 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 105 | 106 | .263 | .403 | .445 | .848 | 206 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
1980 | NL | San Diego Padres | 133 | 416 | 316 | 46 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 63 | .222 | .399 | .424 | .823 | 134 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 174 | 129 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | .233 | .416 | .403 | .819 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 66 | 165 | 124 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 31 | .258 | .436 | .500 | .936 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 78 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | .177 | .346 | .258 | .604 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1555 | 5525 | 4390 | 653 | 1060 | 179 | 20 | 201 | 674 | 36 | 42 | 984 | 998 | .241 | .388 | .429 | .817 | 1882 | 77 | 91 | 21 | 39 | 58 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 13 | 8 | 85.3 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.066 | 5.154 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28.6 |
1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 30 | 29 | 255.0 | 180 | 18 | 2 | 7 | .990 | 6.988 | 6.600 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 30.3 |
1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 52 | 45 | 427.0 | 300 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .994 | 6.745 | 6.154 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 36.0 |
1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 49 | 46 | 405.0 | 266 | 18 | 6 | 1 | .979 | 6.311 | 5.796 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 31.0 |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 9 | 6 | 58.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.707 | 1.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 7 | 6 | 55.0 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.509 | 7.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.700 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 134 | 132 | 1077.7 | 1095 | 61 | 13 | 104 | .989 | 9.654 | 8.627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 33 | 23 | 213.7 | 123 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .992 | 5.560 | 4.000 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 35.0 |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 106 | 97 | 811.7 | 816 | 41 | 4 | 80 | .995 | 9.503 | 8.085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 79 | 58 | 511.7 | 293 | 42 | 6 | 3 | .982 | 5.893 | 4.241 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 45.5 |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 125 | 114 | 932.3 | 541 | 63 | 10 | 10 | .984 | 5.831 | 4.832 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 34 | 34.0 |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 68 | 39 | 370.0 | 401 | 21 | 1 | 27 | .998 | 1.265 | 6.206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 70 | 62 | 563.0 | 577 | 31 | 3 | 47 | .995 | 9.719 | 8.686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 65 | 61 | 522.7 | 263 | 25 | 5 | 3 | .983 | 4.959 | 4.431 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 28.8 |
1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 99 | 89 | 791.3 | 523 | 61 | 12 | 9 | .980 | 6.642 | 5.899 | 14 | 0 | 73 | 50 | 40.7 |
1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 36 | 28 | 270.3 | 280 | 27 | 1 | 20 | .997 | 1.221 | 8.528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 14 | 13 | 107.3 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 4 | .932 | 3.438 | 2.929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 80 | 67 | 589.7 | 668 | 37 | 5 | 61 | .993 | 1.760 | 8.813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 71 | 56 | 490.0 | 276 | 42 | 3 | 7 | .991 | 5.841 | 4.479 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 23 | 35.4 |
1978 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1979 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 94 | 77 | 680.0 | 413 | 51 | 1 | 10 | .998 | 6.141 | 4.936 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 47.5 |
1979 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 72 | 58 | 512.0 | 582 | 32 | 7 | 55 | .989 | 1.793 | 8.528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1980 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 104 | 82 | 752.3 | 415 | 46 | 10 | 7 | .979 | 5.515 | 4.433 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 39 | 32.8 |
1980 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 19 | 11 | 111.0 | 125 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .993 | 1.946 | 7.105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 38 | 36 | 316.3 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .980 | 4.097 | 3.789 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 27.3 |
1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 7 | 3 | 31.3 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.351 | 6.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 37 | 33 | 279.7 | 149 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 5.471 | 4.595 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 33.3 |
1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 7 | 4 | 35.0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 19 | 10 | 81.0 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 9.778 | 4.632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 9.000 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 1551 | 1297 | 11383.7 | 8731 | 743 | 103 | 489 | .989 | 7.490 | 6.108 | 73 | 3 | 515 | 290 | 36.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .059 | .200 | .059 | .259 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .348 | .400 | .913 | 1.313 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .235 | .350 | .294 | .644 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 7 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | .158 | .467 | .211 | .677 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .000 | .267 | .000 | .267 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .417 | .222 | .639 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 42 | 146 | 114 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 33 | .158 | .338 | .289 | .627 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.829 | 4.400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 7.200 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 8.321 | 8.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.225 | 8.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | C | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 1B | 7 | 5 | 46.0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .964 | 1.370 | 7.571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | C | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.091 | 9.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 1B | 5 | 3 | 28.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 4.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | C | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.737 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 15.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 46 | 35 | 310.0 | 248 | 19 | 4 | 20 | .985 | 7.752 | 5.804 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1972 - AL Babe Ruth Award C
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